Michael Paul Smith Recreates His Home Town With Realistic Models

January snowfall 1959

Michael Paul Smith has been recreating the town he grew up in by building amazing models and dioramas, which when photographed look quite real.

What started out as an exercise in model building and photography, ended up as a dream-like reconstruction of the town I grew up in. It’s not an exact recreation, but it does capture the mood of my memories.

January 1st photo shoot  [ with giant head ]
Jan. 1st photo setup

via Dinosaurs and Robots

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.